Man shaves his head mid-flight in bizarre video. Internet is repulsed
From speaking loudly to forgetting basic courtesy, there are a variety of weird things that people do during flights that can leave us irked. However, very few things can beat what this man did while travelling. He shaved his head in his seat during the flight.
At least once during our air travel, we come across co-passengers who test our tolerance. From speaking loudly to forgetting basic courtesy, there are a variety of weird things that people do during flights that can leave us irked. However, very few things can beat what this man did while travelling. He shaved his head in his seat during the flight.
Within just a few days of being posted, it has accumulated more than 200,000 views. (Instagram/passengershaming)
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The video, shared on an Instagram account called ‘passengershaming’, has already captured the status of being viral. Within just a few days of being posted, it has accumulated more than 200,000 views.
According to several reports, the passenger was travelling in a United Airlines flight and was seated in either the first class or business class section.
The video shows the man using an electric razor to shave his head. Even two flight attendants walk past the passenger without saying anything to him.
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Unsurprisingly, netizens didn’t welcome this behaviour. From angry to funny, people came up with all kind of comments.
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Unsurprisingly, netizens didn’t welcome this behaviour. From angry to funny, people came up with all kind of comments.
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“Are you friggin kidding me! This has to be a prank if not that’s disgusting,” says one Instagram user. “This is NO CLASS not First Class,” says another. “In some type of fairness, this might be the shaver with the vacuum on it. But this idiot should have the decency to do it in the bathroom even in that case,” says a third.
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